"However, if Azure Cloud Sect abandons the Imperial Preceptor and the others for the sake of peace throughout the righteous path, then wouldn't Two Mountains..." Xiao San looked at Xiao Liu with wide eyes. Though she did not finish, all three of them knew what she meant.
Xiao Liu nodded again. "If that really happens, then Two Mountains will become a faction of its own. With the support of Sanfu Town and the imperial court, it definitely won't be much weaker than the three leaders of the righteous path or the four sects of the Demon Sect."
"If Two Mountains becomes independent, Azure Cloud Sect might decline because of it. The entire righteous path would be firmly suppressed by the Demon Sect!" Xiaobai imagined it, then slowly said.
"So, if Daoxuan isn't shortsighted, he'll definitely protect the Imperial Preceptor and the others!" Xiao Liu concluded at last.
So Daoxuan was not shortsighted. He knew full well Luo Yunji's power and importance. Leaving Two Mountains and Sanfu Town aside, just the backing of the imperial court alone meant he would not easily give Luo Yunji up.
Azure Cloud Sect sent people to Tianyin Temple on one hand, and to Two Mountains on the other. If Incense Valley really dared to make trouble over this matter, then Azure Cloud and Tianyin would definitely not let it go. If things truly blew up, perhaps before those two factions even made a move, the imperial court would be the first to send troops and wipe out Incense Valley.
Liao Zhihe valued this son he had lost and regained dearly. If he learned that Luo Yunji had been put in such mortal danger on this trip to the Southern Border, and Incense Valley still refused to let it go, whether the imperial court sent troops